Lelik Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 I tried with the synth/pitch effects (legacy and newer ones) but I could not get anything very useful and tuneful. My target is to play the lead violin of Bittersweet Symphony (the Verve). I don't care to get a real violin sound, I'd just like something at least slightly different from a distorted guitar tone. If you have any suggestion (also about Custom tones that I could download) I will appreciate a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glideman Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Synth strings effect won't work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpdennis Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 I tried with the synth/pitch effects (legacy and newer ones) but I could not get anything very useful and tuneful. My target is to play the lead violin of Bittersweet Symphony (the Verve). I don't care to get a real violin sound, I'd just like something at least slightly different from a distorted guitar tone. If you have any suggestion (also about Custom tones that I could download) I will appreciate a lot! I put this into Idea-scale a while back. Maybe it needs more votes. Or maybe it isn't doable. Not sure. I know Line 6 weights the requests, as they should, to better manager their resources. However, I thought I'd bring this back up in case anyone else would like to vote it up. https://line6.ideascale.com/a/dtd/Boss-Slow-Gear-SG-1/818934-23508#idea-tab-comments Dennis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasdadgad Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Have you tried the "auto-volume echo", new with firmware 2.5 and listed under "legacy" in the echo effects? That gives a nice bowing sound, if not exactly violin-like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olivierJez Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 whamy pedal maybe an idea. To get a more alike violin sound, your best approach would be to play the guitar with a bow. That would get you close enough and with a cool act like Jimmy Page ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundog Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 ...or use a clean tone with plenty of sustain/compression (red compressor & Teemah), then use your pedal as a volume pedal to swell the volume as you play notes (or set up auto volume). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkornell Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Electro-Harmonix Mel9 in an FX loop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin627 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 @mkornell @soundog @olivierJez @jasdadgad @jpdennis @glideman @Lelik Bumping this thread since there have been quite a few updates. Anyone come up with a solid solution for getting a string/violin/cello sound out of the Helix? Considering using something like Jam Origin Guitar MIDI to accomplish this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malhavok Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Slight distortion. Washy delay and reverb. Lots of finger vibrato. Swell in each not with volume pedal so there's no attack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datacommando Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 On 6/22/2020 at 1:37 AM, kevin627 said: Anyone come up with a solid solution for getting a string/violin/cello sound out of the Helix? Hi, Not within the Helix, but you could patch an Electro Harmonix Attack Decay pedal in a send/return. That does the slow attack violin style of effect. Relatively inexpensive add on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenderbenderlax Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Consider the Jamorigin Midiguitar 2 and get some soft synths...it works reasonably well and you can use this with your helix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brue58ski Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Have you tried an EBow? https://ebow.com/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin627 Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 On 6/26/2020 at 12:47 AM, brue58ski said: Have you tried an EBow? https://ebow.com/ Interesting, I'll check it out thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thehook Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 I'm new to Helix line but been using synths for a lot of years. I actually have a patch somewhat similar to that in my Stomp. It is possible to do with the limited synth models in the unit with layering and effects,certainly better than distorted guitar. It won't sound like a real string section ,but in a mix should work.The stomp has limited blocks so on an LT or full Helix even easier. I created it to play on the upper range of a bass,but should work for guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushman2 Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 I do cello/violin tones a lot. I always use a generous amount of distortion to simulate the strings chattering under the bow, volume swell and finger vibrato. It takes a little practice but have gotten lots of cudos... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cglaser68 Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 10 hours ago, Bushman2 said: I do cello/violin tones a lot. I always use a generous amount of distortion to simulate the strings chattering under the bow, volume swell and finger vibrato. It takes a little practice but have gotten lots of cudos... Would you be able to upload any of these to customtone? I'd be interested to see how they are built out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiFromBRC Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Love my E-Bow. It's absolutely essential for my sound palette. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceKap Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 I have tried Adriatic swell, Autoswell and a few other gate type effects on the Pod Go. None of them do this very simple trick well. Autoswell kind of comes close but does not reset the gate until the string has been muted. So if you pick notes in succession, the gate stays open, and only the first note of a run is "bowed." The $99 Zoom GX1 has an awesome Swell patch that works great on single note lines to produce a legato slow-attack bowed violin-ish sound. All you need it to do is roll the volume up each time a note is picked sustain, and then quickly close and reopen when the next note is pitched. The key is it has to close and reopen with every picked note. I don't know why Line 6 neglects these seemingly easy to produce effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_m Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 On 4/4/2023 at 12:43 AM, BruceKap said: I have tried Adriatic swell, Autoswell and a few other gate type effects on the Pod Go. None of them do this very simple trick well. Autoswell kind of comes close but does not reset the gate until the string has been muted. So if you pick notes in succession, the gate stays open, and only the first note of a run is "bowed." The $99 Zoom GX1 has an awesome Swell patch that works great on single note lines to produce a legato slow-attack bowed violin-ish sound. All you need it to do is roll the volume up each time a note is picked sustain, and then quickly close and reopen when the next note is pitched. The key is it has to close and reopen with every picked note. I don't know why Line 6 neglects these seemingly easy to produce effect. Try using the Auto-Volume Echo under the Legacy delay menu. If you simply want it to be a swell and not a delay, set the Mix to zero. It's a bit easier to dial in than the other swell effects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theElevators Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 I created a preset, you can download it here. This preset creates an organ pad underneath your playing. You can switch the sounds with your snapshots. It's a pretty convincing B3 organ sound with a Leslie. You can take this preset, and tweak it with some vibrato, chorus, reverb and you'll get pretty convincing violins. https://line6.com/customtone/tone/5850243/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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